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Question regarding the definition of linearization of line bundles

I'm reading Dolgachev's book 'Lectures on invariant theory'. In Chapter 7, the linearization of a group action is discussed. Let $G$ be a linear algebraic group acting on a quasi-projective variety $X$...
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Are horizontal divisors on abelian fibered hyperkähler manifolds proportional in $NS(X)$ up to vertical divisors?

Oguiso writes[1] Theorem 1.1 Let $f: X \to \mathbf P^n$ be an abelian fibered HK [hyperkähler] manifold. Let $K = \mathbf C(\mathbf P^n)$ and let $A_k$ be the generic fiber of $f$. Then, $\rho(A_K)= ...
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Mumford's definition of an abelian variety's $Pic^0$

I'm not sure whether this is a research-level question, but upon skimming through Mumford book of Abelian Varieties I noticed he gives this definition $$ \begin{equation} \label{eq} \text{Pic}^0(A)=\{\...
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A question on "Ample subvarieties of algebraic varieties"

Corollary 3.3 in Chapter IV of "Ample subvarieties of algebraic varieties" by R. Hartshorne asserts the following: Let $X$ be a smooth projective variety and $Y\subset X$ a smooth subvariety ...
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Symmetric group-cocycle descends to symmetric product

Let $C$ be a complex curve with universal covering $\tilde{C}$ (which in my case is the upper half plane). Any group-cocylce $e \in H^1(\pi_1(C^n),H^0(\tilde{C}{}^n,\mathcal{O}^{\times}))$ defines a ...
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Universal covering of symmetric product

Let $C$ be a 1-dimensional complex manifold whose universal covering is provided by the half-plane $\mathcal{H}=\{z \in \mathbb{C} \mid \operatorname{Im}z>0\}$. The symmetric product $C^{(n)} = C^n ...
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How to define Cartier divisor and Weil divisor on algebraic stack?

How to define Cartier divisor and Weil divisor on algebraic stack? Do they correspond to line bundles on stack like the case of schemes? In case of a Deligne-Mumford stack, can we have a simpler ...
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Metric on line bundle defined fiberwise

Let $(X,\mathcal{O}_X)$ be an analytic space, and let $L$ be a line bundle on $X$. Intuitively, a metric $||\cdot||$ is a continuous choice of a metric for each fiber of the line bundle, which is a ...
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One-point compactification of ample line bundle

Given a smooth complex projective variety with an ample line bundle $L$, it seems to be folklore that one can get a one-point compactification of the total space $\mathbb{V}(L)$ of $L$ such that ...
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Line bundles with meromorphic transition functions

I have the following situation: let $X$ be a projective complex manifold and let $f \in H^1(X,\mathcal{M}^{\times})$. So $f$ defines something like a line bundle with meromorphic transition functions. ...
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Computing Picard groups of arbitrary quadric hyperplane

I know the Picard group of a smooth two dimensional quadric surface is $\mathbb Z^2$, but I am wondering if the computation can be generalized to higher dimension? In particular, is the Picard group ...
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What are meromorphic line bundles?

Initially I wanted to call this question "Categorification of meromorphic functions?" but discovered so many questions about categorification that I became scared and decided to replace it ...
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Linear system giving the projective embedding of the tangential variety

I was looking for a detailed explanation of a standard construction involving the projective tangential variety but I'm not able to find it anywhere, so maybe here some expert can enlight me on this ...
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Modern treatment of Dirac monopoles and related topics

I know that the topic is classical and even "folklore", but many treatments make use of local coordinates and such treatments are rather messy. Could somewhere maybe provide some reference(s)...
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Construction of a line bundle from a class $[\alpha] \in H^1(X, \mathcal{O}_X^{\times})$ as $\mathcal{O}_X^{\times}$-Torsor

Let $X$ be a complex compact manifold, and write $\mathcal{O}_X$ for the sheaf of holomorphic functions on $X$. Let $\mathcal{O}_X^{\times}$ be the subsheaf consisting of holomorphic functions. These ...
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Bundles vs. line bundles

Let $K$ be an algebraically closed field and consider the category $\text{Bun}$ of (finite dimensional) vector bundles over a $K$-variety $X$. Consider also the category of $\mathbb{G}^\times$-...
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Semi-continuity of the Picard number

Let $f:X\rightarrow S$ be a family of smooth projective varieties. For $s\in S$ set $X_s := f^{-1}(s)$, and let $\rho(X_{s})$ be the Picard number of the fiber over $s\in S$. Fix a point $s_0\in S$. ...
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Semistable pure dimension one sheaves of rank 1 and degree 0 on a singular curve

We are working on a problem about semistable pure dimension one sheaves of rank $1$ and degree $0$ on a singular curve $C$ (for example, the Kodaira fiber of type $I_2$, i.e. $C=C_1\cup C_2$ where $...
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Representatives of line bundle cohomology over tori

Let $V^n$ a be a $\mathbb{C}$-vector space. For $U\subset V$ a complete lattice, the holomorphic line bundles over $V/U$ are classified (see e.g. `Abelian varieties', D. Mumford) by data $(H,\alpha)$ ...
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Extension of first order deformations of a line bundle

Let $X$ be a smooth complex algebraic variety with $H^0(X,\mathcal{O}_X) = \mathbb{C}$ and $V \subset X$ an open subvariety whose complement has codimension two. Now, let $L_{\varepsilon}$ be a line ...
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Ample divisor of degree two on a blow-up of $\mathbb P^2$ at nine points

Let $\pi:S \rightarrow \mathbb P^2$ be a blow-up at nine points in general position. I am finding an ample divisor $L$ on $S$ of degree two ($L^2=2$). Since $Pic(S) = \mathbb Z h \oplus \mathbb Z e_1 \...
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Extension of a section of a line bundle on a family of curves to the central fibre

I will fix notation: $\Delta = \mathrm{Spec} R$ denotes a discrete valuation ring and $\Delta^*=\mathrm{Spec} K$ for $K=\mathrm{Frac}(R)$. Suppose we are given a curve $\pi:C\to \Delta$ and a line ...
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Linear system of a relative effective divisor on an arithmetic surface contains vertical divisors

I am puzzled by the behavior of some divisors in my attempt to understand the relative Picard functor $\mathrm{Pic}_{X/S}$ of an arithmetic surface $\pi:X\to S$. This is defined by relative divisors $...
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Morphism attached to a big and globally generated line bundle

Let $X$ be a smooth projective variety over a field $k$. Let $L$ be an invertible sheaf on $X$. Suppose that $L$ is big and globally generated. Can one conclude that the associated morphism $\phi_L : ...
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Compact complex non-Kähler manifolds with nef canonical bundle

Are there examples of compact complex manifolds $X$ with $K_X$ nef, but $X$ is not Kähler? Perhaps even non-Moishezon examples? Here, nef can be defined as follows: For any $\varepsilon>0$ there is ...
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Arithmetic ampleness and scalings of the metric

Let $\overline L= (L, h)$ be a hermitian $C^ \infty$ line bundle on an arithmetic variety $X\to\operatorname{Spec }\mathbb Z$ (I am reasoning in terms of higher Arakelov geometry, like in Gillet & ...
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Existence of non-trivial "line-symplectic" manifolds

One way to view a symplectic manifold $(M,\omega)$ is as a real line bundle $\pi_1: M\times \mathbb{R}\to M$ equipped with a flat connection $d: \Omega^{k}(M, M\times\mathbb{R})\to \Omega^{k+1}(M, M\...
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Relation between $\mathrm{Pic}^\natural_{X/S}$ and two notions of rigidification

Let $X/S$ be a relative curve (perhaps with more adjectives). I have come across a few instances of rigidifying and rigidificators, which I would like to understand better. In Liu-Lorenzini-Raynaud (...
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Is there any relation between the pushforward of a divisor and the pushforward of its line bundle?

Given a morphism between normal varieties $f: X \to Y$, we can push forward a Cartier divisor $D$ to get a cycle $f_* D$. On the other hand, we can form the line bundle $\mathscr{L}(D)$ and push that ...
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When is a sheaf $\mathcal{L}_1 \subset \mathcal{F} \subset \mathcal{L}_2$ sandwiched between two line bundles also a line bundle?

This question is in the interest of answering one part of this question, but I think it is distinct enough to warrant a separate question. Let $X$ be a regular 2-dimensional Noetherian scheme, for ...
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Conditions for long exact sequence for line bundles on curve to degenerate?

Let $\varphi:X\to Y$ be a morphism of schemes of relative dimension 1, and $\mathcal{L}' \xrightarrow{g} \mathcal{L}$ an injection of line bundles on $X$. The sequence $$0\to \mathcal{L}' \xrightarrow{...
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Type vs degree of a polarized abelian variety

Let $(A,L)$ be a polarized abelian variety. I know that the degree of the polarization is the Euler characteristic of $L$, so that $d = \chi(L) = \dim H^0(A,L)$ since $L$ is ample. I've read in a lot ...
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Global choice of eigenvectors on an open surface

Let $(M^2,g)$ be a noncompact orientable Riemannian surface without boundary. Let $A \in \Gamma(\operatorname{Sym}(TM))$ be a section of the bundle of symmetric endomorphisms of $TM$, that is, for ...
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Non-trivial line bundle on $\mathbb{C}^{\ast} \times \mathbb{C}^{\ast}$

A line bundle is a holomorphic complex-dimension-one bundle on a complex manifold. The complex manifold $X = \mathbb{C}^{\ast} \times \mathbb{C}^{\ast}$ admits a non-trivial line bundle for the ...
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Grassmannian of line subbundle of a stable rank 2 vector bundle on a smooth projective curve

Let $X$ be a smooth projective curve of genus $g\geq 2$. Given a rank two, degree $d=0$ vector bundle $\mathcal{F}$ on $X$, we consider the grassmannian of sub-line bundles of $\mathcal{F}$ of degree $...
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Riemannian vector bundle [closed]

I'm trying to show the curvature of a one dimensional vector bundle with a Riemannian metric vanishes, no matter what the connection is. I found this can be done for orientable bundles, because an ...
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Galois invariant line bundle and base change

Let $K$ be a number field and consider a finite Galois extension $L|K$. Moreover let $X$ be a projective, regular, integral variety over $K$. After a base change we obtain a morphism of varieties $f:...
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Restriction of a line bundle on $G/B$ to a fibre which is isomorphic to $\mathbb{P}^1$

Let $G$ be a reductive group over a field $k$ of characteristic zero with maximal split torus $T$, Borel $B \supset T$ and Weyl group $W$. Set $X:=G/B$ and $C_w:=BwB/B \subset X$ for $w \in W$ the ...
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Character which defines canonical bundle on flag variety

Let $G$ be a reductive group over a field $k$ of characteristic zero with maximal split torus $T$ and Borel $B \supset T$ defining a set of simple roots $\Delta$. Additionally let $\rho$ be the half ...
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From a factor of automorphy on an abelian variety to a divisor

Given a complex abelian variety $A = V/\Gamma$ (for $\Gamma$ being a lattice in the complex vector space $V$), one knows how to describe a holomorphic line bundle in terms of factors of automorphy: By ...
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Making a vector bundle ample by twisting with ample line bundle

Let $X$ be a projective algebraic variety over some field (I am happy to add some more assumptions if necessary). A vector bundle $E$ is ample if the relative twisting sheaf $\mathcal{O}_{\mathbf{P}(E)...
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Construction of the Hilbert Scheme

I am reading the book "Rational Curves on Algebraic Varieties" of János Kollár. Definition-Proposition 1.2, begin like this: Let $g:Y\rightarrow Z$ be a projective morphism and $\mathcal{O}(...
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Holomorphic sections to anti-holomorphic sections

Let $X$ be a compact Kähler manifold and $L$ be a holomorphic line bundle on $X$ with a Hermitian metric $h$. I am trying to give a norm preserving isomorphism between the space of holomorphic ...
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Classification of square roots of line bundles and metalinear/metaplectic structures

Reading some books and articles about geometric quantization I got confused about the classification of square roots of complex line bundles over a manifold. Consider the group of isomorphism classes ...
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Flat connection of a degree zero line bundle on curve

The question is clear from the title. Suppose we have a line bundle on a compact smooth complex curve $X$, and a line bundle $\mathcal{L}=\mathcal{O}_X(p-q)$, where $p$ and $q$ are divisors, then what ...
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(Bridgeland stability conditions)How to get the heart of a bounded t-structure on $D^b(P^1 \times P^2)$?

I have already known how to get the heart of a bounded t-structure on $D^b(P^n)$ by Macri`s paper, https://arxiv.org/abs/math/0411613. However I cannot purpose analogously on $D^b(P^1 \times P^2)$. ...
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Isometries of fiber bundles

Let $F\to S\overset{\pi}{\to} B$ a Riemannian submersion with totally geodesic fibers. Question: How much information about the isometries of $S$ we have if we know the isometries of $F$ and $B$? For ...
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Proof of uniqueness in the universal property of Poincaré line bundles

My question concerns the proof of a part of Lemma IV.2.2 (pag. 168) of the book Geometry of Algebraic Curves. vol. I by Arbarello, Cornalba, Griffiths and Harris. In order to state my problem, let me ...
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Identity relating iterated determinant line bundles

Suppose that $R$ is a (commutative, unital) ring and that $A$ is a (commutative, unital) $R$-algebra that is projective of constant rank $n$ as an $R$-module. Then $A$ has a "determinant line ...
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Sections of vector bundles interpreted as sections of line bundles

Let $X$ be a smooth projective curve of genus $g$ over $\mathbb{C}$, $K_{X}$ be a cononical sheaf on $X$ and $\mathcal{E}$ be a locally free sheaf on $X$ s.t. $H^{0}(X,\mathcal{E}^{*})=\operatorname{...
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